Jul 10, 2025
Sefer Bamidbar | Balak | 5785 | The Nature of Bilam's Prophecy, by Rav Ezra Bick
Why do we need to know what Bilaam said to Balak? What is the significance of the entire story of Balak's failed plan to enlist Bilaam to curse Israel?
Jul 10, 2025
Balak | Mah Tovu Ohalekha Yaakov, by Rav Yitzchak Etshalom
What motivated Bil'am to bless as he did? Following the progression of Bilam's blessings.
The lyrical, uplifting blessings with which Bil'am blessed Bnei Yisrael are among the most elegant and moving series of passages in Tanakh. What motivated Bil'am to bless...
Jul 3, 2025
Ramban on the Torah | 5785 | 33 | Chukat, by Rav Eli Weber
What was the sin of Moshe and Aharon?
Jul 3, 2025
Sefer Bamidbar | Chukat | 5785 | Taking Initiative, by Rav Ezra Bick
What's the difference between the first generation in the midbar and the second? Three short incidents in the middle of the Parasha define the change in the Jewish people after thirty years.